                                                                           
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 5A. IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustments and rounding.)

                                                  End-Use Commodity Category
            Total
            Balance of               Total        Foods,                                 Automotive
            Payments    Net          Census       Feeds,       Industrial   Capital      Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
Period      Basis       Adjustments  Basis (1)    Beverages    Supplies (2) Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods

2003                                                                                                                        


Jan.- Dec.  1,260,717       3,596    1,257,121       55,831      313,818      295,867      210,139      333,878       47,587

January       102,518         234      102,284        4,484       25,685       24,321       17,087       26,745        3,962
February      101,935         216      101,719        4,386       26,081       23,464       16,904       26,975        3,908
March         105,589         249      105,340        4,609       27,906       23,651       17,356       27,820        3,997
April         103,436         261      103,175        4,642       25,789       24,273       17,198       27,358        3,916
May           102,966         353      102,613        4,625       24,707       24,325       17,599       27,512        3,845
June          103,877         479      103,398        4,468       25,270       24,419       18,131       27,068        4,041

July          105,291         209      105,082        4,635       26,558       24,396       17,802       27,650        4,042
August        102,464         474      101,990        4,616       25,874       24,011       15,934       27,771        3,785
September     106,031         310      105,721        4,844       26,287       25,121       17,527       28,021        3,920
October       107,319         279      107,040        4,797       25,953       25,488       17,964       28,828        4,011
November      108,010         268      107,742        4,878       25,811       25,732       18,211       29,047        4,063
December      111,281         263      111,017        4,847       27,896       26,666       18,426       29,084        4,098

2004                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,472,926       3,221    1,469,704       62,143      412,827      343,491      228,195      372,943       50,106

January       111,261         245      111,015        4,807       28,730       26,794       17,809       28,862        4,013
February      113,897         233      113,664        5,015       30,599       26,533       18,613       28,778        4,125
March         118,852         297      118,555        5,123       31,426       27,564       19,062       31,183        4,198
April         118,876         256      118,620        5,086       30,863       27,897       19,194       31,403        4,178
May           120,935         263      120,672        5,271       32,721       28,105       19,285       31,120        4,170
June          124,898         266      124,633        5,250       35,412       29,209       19,124       31,420        4,217

July          123,210         310      122,901        5,241       34,302       29,041       19,173       30,997        4,146
August        125,070         266      124,804        5,197       36,656       29,006       18,727       30,944        4,275
September     124,862         252      124,610        5,049       35,330       29,630       19,543       30,934        4,123
October       128,726         275      128,452        5,277       38,013       29,993       19,355       31,635        4,179
November      131,941         297      131,644        5,414       40,352       29,741       19,131       32,867        4,139
December      130,397         262      130,136        5,414       38,424       29,977       19,178       32,800        4,343

2005                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,677,371       3,916    1,673,455       68,094      523,881      379,227      239,512      407,168       55,572

January       132,705         292      132,413        5,473       38,424       30,859       19,646       33,504        4,507
February      133,576         287      133,288        5,417       39,357       29,944       19,468       34,719        4,384
March         131,176         278      130,898        5,506       39,636       29,906       18,824       32,503        4,522
April         136,484         413      136,072        5,549       41,439       31,724       19,097       33,597        4,665
May           136,063         314      135,750        5,617       40,423       31,280       19,803       33,998        4,629
June          138,263         272      137,991        5,631       41,594       32,252       19,756       34,148        4,610

July          138,443         382      138,060        5,635       42,797       31,733       19,829       33,435        4,632
August        140,574         310      140,264        5,735       44,506       31,820       20,310       33,357        4,536
September     144,676         347      144,329        5,880       47,082       32,235       20,170       34,133        4,829
October       148,537         338      148,199        5,791       50,221       32,156       20,725       34,531        4,776
November      147,225         324      146,901        5,895       49,082       32,339       20,747       34,011        4,827
December      149,648         360      149,289        5,964       49,320       32,980       21,136       35,233        4,656                                                                           

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 26 of the FT-900 release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2005 (CB-06-87, BEA-06-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
